Fashion in Paris; the various phases of feminine taste and aesthetics from 1797 to 1897 (1898)
Uzanne, Octave, 1852-1931, Loyd, Mary Sophia Hely-Hutchinson, 1853-1936, Courboin, François, 1865-1926 · London, W. Heinemann · leaf 371
ich tells us that, at a certainmoment in ancient and fabled times, the worship of Isis was supplanted,in the Nile temples, by that of Hator, the goddess ofPleasure and of Dress. What happened centuries back inThebes and Memphis, was reproduced in Paris and theother towns of France. The goddess… … The home of a Parisian lady is a delicious nest,arranged with consummate skill and taste, a worthysetting for the pleasure-loving hostess who adorns it.All the decorative arts and textile manufactures seem to 1881 make feminine elegance and daintiness their principalcare—painters, architects,…
Fashion · Costume
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